Charles bukowski was born in andernach, germany on august 16, 1920, the only child of an american soldier and a german mother. At the age of three, he came with his family to the united states and. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 238 pages and is available in paperback format. Tales of ordinary madness short story collection wikipedia. Pdf pulp book by charles bukowski free download 208 pages. Bukowski himself is a selfloathing alcoholic who hates poetry and pretension. The first edition of the novel was published in january 1st 1978, and was written by charles bukowski. Although this collection of short stories contains many fictional characters, all of the main protagonists resemble charles bukowski.
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